Constitution Convention Museum State Park
Managed by Florida State Parks
13 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Port St. Joe
Port St. Joe has 151 acres of parks, 42 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Port St. Joe, 0.5 per square mile of land. 3% of Port St. Joe’s land is conserved, about 172 acres.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #116 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
172 acres · of 9.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
151 ac
42 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.5 mi
4.8 mi lanes · 3.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Port St. Joe?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Port St. Joe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Port St. Joe is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #116 of 638 in Florida. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Port St. Joe’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land42 acres of park per 1,000 residents (151 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 77%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 82%
Water is 22% of Port St. Joe’s area (3 of 12 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Constitution Convention Museum State Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
172 conserved acres
3% of Port St. Joe’s land. Water is left out: Port St. Joe has 9.4 square miles of land and 2.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Port St. Joe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city129 ac
State fish & wildlife28 ac
State parks12 ac
County2 ac
Local Park · 126 acUnknown Easement · 28 acState Park · 12 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 28 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest Park North Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Lamar Faison Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Jetty Park / Port St Joe Marina Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Constitution Convention Museum State Park State Park | State parks | 12 | Open |
| Peters Park / Washington Recreation Center Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Sand Hills Pond Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Forrest Park South Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Buck Griffin Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Centennial Park Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Bay Walk Park And Gulf County Welcome Center Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Port St. Joe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Port St. Joe
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Port St. Joe
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Port St. Joe
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
8.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
3Tennis
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Port St. Joe: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
May is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Port St. Joe →
Questions about parks and trails in Port St. Joe
Where can I hike in Port St. Joe?
The longest trail networks: Constitution Convention Museum State Park, 0.2 miles; George Core Park, 0.1 miles; Frank Pate Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Port St. Joe is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 3% for a Florida town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Port St. Joe’s trails?
Constitution Convention Museum State Park and George Core Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Port St. Joe?
8.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.8 of painted or protected lanes and 3.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Port St. Joe?
8,613 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Port St. Joe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 151 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Port St. Joe have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #116 of 638 in Florida. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Port St. Joe neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →